#396FAE#396FAE

#396FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.115 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396FAE
RGB	rgb(57, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(212, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 2.87, -38.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 38.97, 274.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% -0.0321 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.115 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0090, 15.2932, 42.1971)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396FAE #AE7839

analogous

#39A9AE #396FAE #3E39AE

triadic

#396FAE #AE396F #6FAE39

tetradic

#396FAE #AE39A9 #AE7839 #39AE3E

square

#396FAE #AE39A9 #AE7839 #39AE3E

split-complementary

#396FAE #AE3E39 #A9AE39

monochromatic

#1B3452 #2A5280 #396FAE #5B8EC9 #89AED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#396FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#396FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396FAE

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396FAE	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.115 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c98c6',
    500: '#396fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396fae;
$custom-light: #7c98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53507,
    "c": 0.11491,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396FAE

secondary

#C3A480

accent

#994EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396FAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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